Dear Friends,
So far 2020 has been like no other I can remember. As a mother of two M-DCPS students myself I have felt scared, frustrated, overwhelmed and even angry through these past few months. I am sure a lot of you feel like I do and have had to adjust to the many events that have changed our lives. But we must all move forward, with strength, love, and above all hope that our community has gotten stronger because of our collective and individual struggles.
Dream in Green, like many others, has adapted as best we could in order to continue our quality programs. The COVID-19 pandemic will not stop our commitment to raise community awareness on local and global environmental challenges while promoting environmental education and stewardship.
Sincerely,
Barbara Martinez-Guerrero
Executive Director
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ast month Dream in Green hosted our first ever virtual awards ceremony for our Green Schools Challenge! Although we could not meet in person this year, we were still able to celebrate the achievements of the schools, teachers, and students that participated. We are extremely proud of all of the hard work and commitment for the environment schools exhibited, creating more sustainable communities. It is our pleasure and honor to congratulate our 1st place winners for the 2019-2020 Green Schools Challenge.
- Overall Elementary School Winner: The Growing Place
- Overall Middle School Winner: Ransom Everglades
- Overall High School Winner: Miami Sunset Senior High School
If you would like to see the full list of winners and watch the entire awards ceremony you can click
here.
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Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year is now open!
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Teachers, you can now begin enrolling your school for the 2020-2021 Green Schools Challenge! This program is open to Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward County pre K-12 grade schools. Want to learn more? Click
here.
Ready to take on the Challenge? Fill out the registration form
here.
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Have you ever wanted to learn more about a specific environmental or sustainability topic? Well we have created a resource guide for you that features videos, articles, and podcasts that all focus on different environmental issues. We have included resources in both Spanish and English and you can download it
here.
Topics include:
- Climate Change
- Global Warming
- Climate Gentrification
- Sea Level Rise
- Environmental Justice
And much more!
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Virtual Professional Development Sessions
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The Green Schools National Network are hosting two virtual professional development workshops this June, one aimed at middle school educators and the other aimed at elementary school educators.
Registration deadline: June 10th
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We All Live in a Watershed: The Earth's Hydrosphere and Its Impact on Living Systems
- When: June 17 - 19, 2020
- 12:00 - 4:00 pm ET
- Register here
Birds, Bees, and Butterflies: Pollinators All Around Us!
- When: June 24 - 26, 2020, 1
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm ET
- Register here
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The Florida Department of Agriculture is accepting applications from teachers for energy education kits.
K-12 public schools can apply for energy education kits designed to develop teamwork and problem-solving abilities, gain hands-on science , technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and investigate environmental issues.
Kits are available on a first come, first serve basis. For more information on eligibility and how to apply click
here.
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Virtual Climate Education Conference
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Climate Generation is hosting a three-day virtual conference on climate change education. The conference is meant to connect educators across the world to learn and collaborate about climate change solutions.
When: July 22-24, 2020
For more details and how to register visit the Climate Generation website
here.
Scholarships available!
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Parent Advisory Committee
As our Green Schools Challenge program continues to grow, we are looking for parents of pre-K through 12th grade students that would be interested in helping us continue to improve the program. For the 2020-2021 academic year, we are recruiting members for the Parent Advisory Committee that will help spread the word about our program, advise with content, and help us fund-raise and plan events. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please fill out the
Parent Advisory Committee Application Form
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Voices for the Environment
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We are continuing our series that engages our community to share stories about how they are stewards for the environment, through either their professions or studies.
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Linda Cheung- Founder & Executive Director at Before It's Too Late
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Greg Hamra- LEED AP at Business Climate Leaders - Citizens' Climate Lobby
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Special Congratulations to an amazing local student for his inspiring entry to
StudentCam, C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and nation. Nicholas was one of
over 5,300 students representing 44 states and Washington, DC.
Students addressed the theme, “What's Your Vision in 2020?” and were tasked with creating a 5-6 minute-long video on the issue they most want the presidential candidates to address.
Click here
to see additional videos from this year's winners.
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Hurricane Preparedness Tips
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Hurricane season is upon us! According to the
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
, hurricanes are subject to a number of climate change-related influences including warmer sea surface temperatures that could intensify tropical storm wind speeds, and sea level rise that is likely to make future coastal storms, including hurricanes, more damaging.
At Dream in Green we want to provide you with some information and resources to help you stay safe this hurricane season.
- Build a kit for you and your family that includes a supply of water and food for at least three days
- Determine where and how you will evacuate safely
- Continue to stay informed for crucial updates about hurricane season
For more information you can check out the resources provided from Miami-Dade County
here.
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Ready to join in the Green Revolution? Support our programs and share in our mission!
Text DONATE to (305) 424 - 2386 or visit our site.
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